HALL, Mervyn Charles - WX214

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Lieut Mervyn Charles Hall

Conflict	World War 2
Service Arm	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	2/28th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	WX214
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	19 Nov 1917
Birthplace	Kanowna, WA
Residence	Kalgoorlie, WA; Perth, WA
Date of Death	1 Dec 1994
Relatives	Wife - OKELY, Lola Myrtle - WF45258 Mother - Neta Marion Hall

Mervyn joined the 2/28th Battalion in November 1941, just after they had been evacuated from Tobruk and were enjoying a period of rest and recreation in Palestine. They then took up a garrison role in Syria and Lebanon until the beginning of July 1942. He took these photos during this time.

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When the fighting in El Alamein was over in November 1942, Mervyn and his battalion went to Gaza in Palestine. Mervyn took these photos before he sailed back to Australia in February 1943.

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Attestation and service documents.

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